Corporate

  • October 07, 2025

    Senate Confirms Trump's Pick For EEOC, Restoring Quorum

    The Senate voted along party lines Tuesday to confirm an assistant U.S. attorney to serve on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, restoring the agency to its full decision-making capacity after months without a quorum.

  • October 07, 2025

    Senate Confirms Trump's Wage Chief Pick

    The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division on Tuesday.

  • October 07, 2025

    J&J Hit With $966M Verdict In Calif. Talc Lung Cancer Case

    A California state jury has hit Johnson & Johnson with a $966 million verdict in favor of the estate of an 88-year-old woman who died of mesothelioma — the most recent judgment in a string of cases alleging that the company's talc products cause cancer.

  • October 07, 2025

    DOJ Backs Patent Rights In Disney's Streaming Antitrust Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice urged a Delaware federal court to ensure wireless technology company InterDigital's patent rights are protected when it assesses Disney's antitrust case accusing the company of monopolizing video streaming technology.

  • October 07, 2025

    Feds Seek 6 Years For Ex-Frank Exec's 'Brazen' $175M Con

    Prosecutors asked a New York federal judge Monday to sentence a former executive at financial aid startup Frank to six years in prison for helping its founder Charlie Javice trick JPMorgan Chase & Co. into buying the company for $175 million, saying he deserves no leniency for the "brazen" fraud.

  • October 07, 2025

    Comcast Wins PTAB Fight Against Entropic Receiver Patent

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has found that an Entropic Communications LLC television receiver patent challenged by Comcast is invalid, about a month after the board found that claims in two other patents were also unpatentable.

  • October 07, 2025

    MoFo Brings On Calif. Financial Protection Agency GC

    Morrison Foerster LLP is growing its financial team, bringing in the general counsel of the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation as a partner in its San Francisco office, the firm said Tuesday.

  • October 07, 2025

    FAR Rewrite Could Cut Small Biz From Task Orders

    The Trump administration's newly updated Federal Acquisition Regulation aims to support small businesses by retaining a rule that prioritizes them and slashing administrative barriers, but it could also reduce their chances of landing task orders and sole-source awards.

  • October 07, 2025

    Zillow Can See Anywhere Deal Docs In Compass Antitrust Suit

    A New York federal judge partially approved real estate listings company Zillow Inc.'s discovery motion in brokerage Compass Inc.'s antitrust suit over Zillow's listings policy, ruling that Compass must provide Zillow with specific documents related to its $1.6 billion all-stock acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate Inc.

  • October 07, 2025

    Litigation Funder, Ex-GC To Take Fight Out Of Texas Court

    Litigation funder Siltstone Capital LLC has agreed to arbitration with a former general counsel it has accused in a Texas state lawsuit of diverting business opportunities and using confidential business information when secretly forming a new rival litigation funder, Signal Peak Partners LLC.

  • October 07, 2025

    Jones Day Grows Investigations Team With K&L Gates Atty

    An attorney with nearly 30 years of experience conducting internal investigations for clients on wide-ranging matters has moved his practice to Jones Day's Pittsburgh office after more than 27 years with K&L Gates.

  • October 07, 2025

    NYSE Parent Invests $2B In Polymarket Amid Market Scrutiny

    The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange said Tuesday that it will infuse up to $2 billion into Polymarket, which has an $8 billion valuation, at a time when prediction markets in the United States are increasing in popularity but facing increased scrutiny.

  • October 07, 2025

    Holland & Knight Adds Ex-EPA GC As Team Co-Chair In DC

    Tampa, Florida-headquartered Holland & Knight LLP has hired as its new co-chair of the national environmental practice a former Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner who served as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's general counsel during Donald Trump's first term and as the top attorney in Florida's Department of Environmental Protection.

  • October 07, 2025

    Accenture Settles With Worker Who Blamed His Firing On DEI

    Consulting firm Accenture has agreed to resolve a sex bias suit from a former employee who alleged that the company declined to promote him and eventually fired him so it could advance less experienced women to achieve gender parity goals, according to an Illinois federal court filing.

  • October 07, 2025

    SEC's Atkins Wants To 'Future-Proof' Deregulatory Agenda

    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins said Tuesday that he hopes that moving quickly to adopt new rules deregulating the public and private markets will "future-proof" his agenda against potential tampering by succeeding presidential administrations.

  • October 07, 2025

    Cos., Mass. Town End $50M Earth Removal Permit Bylaw Suit

    A construction supplies company and its quarry operator have agreed to permanently bring an end to their more than $50 million suit challenging a Massachusetts town's amended bylaw for earth removal permits that allegedly impeded the plaintiff's quarry operations, according to a stipulation of dismissal filed in Massachusetts federal court.

  • October 07, 2025

    Kirkland & Ellis Partner Named GC Of Inversion In NY

    Inversion, a New York City-based technology-first private equity firm, has announced that it hired a Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner as general counsel.

  • October 07, 2025

    United Can't Sanction Ex-Flight Attendant Over Pay Suit

    A former United Airlines flight attendant will avoid sanctions in his now-ended suit seeking unpaid wages, a New York federal judge ruled, saying he didn't abuse the judicial process even if his evidence that state law applied to his claims was weak.

  • October 06, 2025

    Justices Pressed To Overturn TM Denial Of Dark Green Gloves

    Surgical glove manufacturer PT Medisafe Technologies has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to wipe out a precedential Federal Circuit decision rejecting the company's attempt to claim a trademark for dark green surgical gloves, arguing that "thousands of such marks" have been registered.

  • October 06, 2025

    GM Judge Says 'Extraordinary' $57M Atty Fees Are Warranted

    A California federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a $150 million deal General Motors LLC reached with car buyers over an engine defect following a jury verdict against the auto giant, including a $57 million fee and expenses award that he called "extraordinary" but warranted.

  • October 06, 2025

    Ex-UBS Reps Can't Solicit Bank Clients Amid Arbitration

    UBS Financial Services has secured a preliminary injunction blocking former UBS advisers from soliciting the firm's account holders while arbitration accusing the representatives of violating nonsolicitation and confidentiality agreements proceeds, a decision the defendants say is the result of a mutual agreement between the parties.

  • October 06, 2025

    Clark Hill Expands Transactions Practice In Denver

    Clark Hill PLC on Monday added six attorneys formerly of Burns Figa & Will to its Denver office in a move aimed at expanding the international firm's securities and corporate transactions practice in Colorado.

  • October 06, 2025

    Dish, AT&T Must Give Up Docs In T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Case

    An Illinois federal magistrate judge ordered Dish and AT&T to produce key documents in a proposed consumer class action targeting T-Mobile over its purchase of Sprint, finding the material from the wireless companies, especially Dish, to be centrally important to the suit.

  • October 06, 2025

    Morgan Stanley Race Bias Suit In NY Closed After Settlement

    A decade-old suit accusing Morgan Stanley of discriminating against its African American financial advisers and depriving them of lucrative opportunities has come to a close after the final plaintiff reached a settlement with the financial institution.

  • October 06, 2025

    2nd Circ. Declines To Reconsider NFL Arbitration Decision

    The Second Circuit on Monday declined the NFL's request to reconsider its finding that the league offers arbitration "in name only" and that it cannot force fired Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores to arbitrate his racial discrimination claims.

Expert Analysis

  • Why Civil RICO Claims Are Gaining Traction With Plaintiffs

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    A Texas federal court's recent $71 million verdict in Point Bridge Capital v. Johnson demonstrates that, when used properly, civil lawsuits under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act can be a devastating weapon — and increasingly favorable for plaintiffs, says Akiva Shapiro at Gibson Dunn.

  • Navigating Brazil's Regulations, Incentives For Green Projects

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    Brazil's evolving environmental regulatory framework and ongoing moves to attract international capital for climate-focused projects may appeal to U.S.-based companies and investors interested in sustainable development — but taking advantage of these opportunities requires careful planning and meaningful stakeholder engagement, says Milena Angulo at Guimarães.

  • Why EpicentRx Ruling Is A Major Win For Business Certainty

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    The California Supreme Court's recent decision in EpicentRx v. Superior Court removes a significant source of uncertainty that plagued commercial litigation in California by clarifying that forum selection clauses shouldn't be invalidated solely because the selected forum lacks the right to a jury trial, say attorneys at Clark Hill.

  • How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025

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    Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick.

  • 9th Circ. Finding That NFTs Are Goods Will Change TM Law

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    The Ninth Circuit's recent ruling in Yuga Labs v. Ripps establishes that NFTs have real, commercial value under U.S. federal trademark law, a new legal precedent that may significantly influence intellectual property enforcement and marketplace policies regarding digital assets going forward, say attorneys at Wilson Elser.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

  • Lessons From Liberty Mutual FCPA Declination

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    Liberty Mutual’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice signals that the Trump administration is once again considering such declinations after an enforcement pause, offering some assurances for companies regarding the benefits of voluntary self-disclosure, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud

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    Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments

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    Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.

  • FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide

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    A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Untangling 'Debanking' Exec Order And Ensuing Challenges

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    President Donald Trump's recent executive order on the practice of closing or refusing to open accounts for high-risk customers has heightened scrutiny on "debanking," but practical steps can help financial institutions reduce the likelihood of becoming involved in investigations, say attorneys at Winston & Strawn.

  • Calif. Board's Financial-Grade Climate Standards Raise Stakes

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    After the California Air Resources Board's recent workshop, it is clear that the state's climate disclosure laws will be enforced with standards comparable to financial reporting — so companies should act now to implement assurance-grade systems, formalize governance responsibilities and coordinate reporting across their organizations, says Thierry Montoya at Frost Brown.

  • Patterns And Trends In Publicly Filed Insider Trading Policies

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    An assessment of insider trading policies filed by over 60 issuers reveals a range of common approaches and a few differences with respect to key policy terms, including the parties covered, the scope of prohibited activities and the exceptions to these prohibitions, say attorneys at Debevoise.

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    Coaching Cheerleading Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    At first glance, cheerleading and litigation may seem like worlds apart, but both require precision, adaptability, leadership and the ability to stay composed under pressure — all of which have sharpened how I approach my work in the emotionally complex world of mass torts and personal injury, says Rashanda Bruce at Robins Kaplan.

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